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Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case

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The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Zillow has been settled. The case concerned Zillow’s agreement with Redfin regarding rental-listing competition, which the FTC alleged violated antitrust law. Both companies have resolved the matter with the agency, ending the legal dispute.

Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechMeme·
    The FTC is settling its lawsuit against Zillow, resolving claims that Zillow violated antitrust law by paying Redfin $100M to stop competing in rental listings (Jody Godoy/Reuters)

    The FTC settled its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, confirming that Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to cease competing in rental listings. The settlement resolves the FTC’s claim that the payment violated competition law.

  2. Engadget·
    Zillow settles antitrust lawsuit with the FTC

    Zillow settled the FTC’s antitrust suit that alleged it paid Redfin $100 million to cease its internet listing service for apartment rentals. The agreement restores Redfin’s ILS market entry with a larger inventory and obliges Zillow to share employee data for recruitment and let customers renegotiate contracts without fees.

  3. The Verge·
    Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership

    The FTC and Zillow settled a case alleging that a 2025 partnership with Redfin violated antitrust law by having Zillow pay Redfin to syndicate listings while Redfin halted its own advertising and pledged not to compete for multifamily rentals. Under the settlement, Redfin may continue syndicating Zillow’s rental listings without the prior restraints, and it must revive its own rental advertising business that it had discontinued as part of the agreement.

  4. TechCrunch·
    Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case

    Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to display Zillow’s rental listings on Redfin’s sites instead of competing, prompting an FTC and five-state antitrust lawsuit. The settlement requires Redfin to reenter the rental-advertising market, lift previous competition restrictions, and allows it to sell its own ads while still showing Zillow listings.

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